Talentor UK - England & Wales - Collingwood Executive Search

Having set up Collingwood alongside Doug Mackay 16 years ago, Claire has been part of the business since day 1.

After graduating with a degree in International Management and French from the University of Bath, Claire originally worked in purchasing for Kimberly-Clark before moving to BICC. She later chose to take a career break to raise her children. It was the setting up of Collingwood with Doug that gave her the opportunity to work again and shape something from scratch, whilst maintaining a balance in terms of family and work.

Her work involves ensuring the company's operations and processes are best in class, looking at continuous improvement in terms of client and candidate experience, as well as managing the finances within the business.

Mark has 23 years of recruitment experience under his belt and has been with Collingwood since 2012. With having spent the last 19 years focused on Building Products & Construction, he manages this unit at Collingwood. He also gets involved in operationally led, manufacturing clients.

Having finished Sports Exercise Science, he commenced a degree in Human Biology. He later chose a career in Executive Search as Mark wanted to help people. He still gets a satisfactory buzz when he receives great feedback from a client and believes this is why he is able to build strong understandings with them. Mark also has a mini-MBA and certificate in Prince project management.

Initially drawn to Collingwood’s values and ethos, Sarah joined Collingwood in January 2019 as the businesses Client Services and Business Support Executive.

She has since moved into the role of an Operations Manager, where she works on developing Collingwood’s processes and procedures to drive continuous improvement, enabling the business to service their clients in the best possible way, whilst also supporting Collingwood's consultants to manage their workloads and maximise their time.

Chris joined Collingwood in June 2024 as an Executive Search Delivery Consultant, helping to find talent for our clients particularly within the Technology sector. He has close to 8 years of experience in recruitment, mostly within the Technology sector with a few other areas working with Sales professionals as well. Chris’ career started out working in a fast-paced contingent model but he has since pivoted to executive search where he has partnered with several leading businesses, globally. Like many, Chris “fell into recruitment” and it has been something that he has always been thankful for.

Callum has been at Collingwood since November 2021 as an Executive Search Resourcer, helping to find potential talent for consultants in several different industries including technology, building products and construction, and healthcare.

He studied for his degree in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University and has since worked in several different industries, including teaching (sports coaching), marketing and hospitality. He stands out for being a people person who enjoys working in something that helps fix people/companies problems.

Poppy joined Collingwood as an Executive Search Resourcer, supporting their Executive Consultants in finding the best available talent. Coming from a personal banking background she has extensive customer service experience.

Sara joined the Collingwood team in June 2021 as a Business Administration Apprentice and now works as the company’s Business Support Executive. She supports everyone in the team and ensures that the procedures and processes are carried out to a high standard in order to provide clients and candidates with the best experience possible.

Euan joined Collingwood in June 2024 as a Business Support Associate. He is working a dual role, supporting our team with all things research and marketing. Euan is also completing a Leadership and Business Management Degree with Aston University, allowing him to develop his knowledge and further support the team in an effective way.